CLAP
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Clap (klăp), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Clapped (klăpt); p. pr. & vb. n. Clapping.] [AS. clappan; akin to Icel. & Sw. klappa, D, klappen, to clap, prate, G. klaffen, v. i., to split open, yelp, klopfen, v. t. & i., to knock.] 1. To strike; to slap; to strike, or strike together, with a quick motion, so, as to make a sharp noise; as, to clap one's hands; a clapping of wings.
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Then like a bird it sits and sings,
And whets and claps its silver wings.
Marvell.
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2. To thrust, drive, put, or close, in a hasty or abrupt manner; -- often followed by to, into, on, or upon.
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He had just time to get in and clap to the door.
Locke
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Clap an extinguisher upon your irony.
Lamb.
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3. To manifest approbation of, by striking the hands together; to applaud; as, to clap a performance.
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To clap hands. (a) To pledge faith by joining hands. [Obs.] Shak. (b) To express contempt or derision. [Obs.] Lam. ii. 15. -- To clap hold of, to seize roughly or quickly. -- To clap up. (a) To imprison hastily or without due formality. (b) To make or contrive hastily. [Obs.] “Was ever match clapped up so suddenly?” Shak.
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Clap (?), v. i. 1. To knock, as at a door. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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2. To strike the hands together in applause.
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Their ladies bid them clap.
Shak.
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3. To come together suddenly with noise.
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The doors around me clapped.
Dryden.
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4. To enter with alacrity and briskness; -- with to or into. [Obs.] “Shall we clap into it roundly, without . . . saying we are hoarse?” Shak.
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5. To talk noisily; to chatter loudly. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Clap (klăp), n. 1. A loud noise made by sudden collision; a bang. “Give the door such a clap, as you go out, as will shake the whole room.” Swift.
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2. A burst of sound; a sudden explosion.
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Horrible claps of thunder.
Hakewill.
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3. A single, sudden act or motion; a stroke; a blow.
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What, fifty of my followers at a clap!
Shak.
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4. A striking of hands to express approbation.
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Unextrected claps or hisses.
Addison.
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5. Noisy talk; chatter. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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6. (Falconry) The nether part of the beak of a hawk.
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Clap dish. See Clack dish, under Clack, n. -- Clap net, a net for taking birds, made to close or clap together.
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Clap (?), n. [Cf. OF. clapoir.] Gonorrhea.
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